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Advertisement* inserted at 75 cents por square or the first insertion, and 87 1-2 cts. for eacli continued insortion. Liberal deductions made li> those advertising by the year. IW All Communications should bo addressed ! to the Publishers post' paid. p?&rhY~a PASSING A WAV. I asked the st nr.4 In tho pomp of ujght, (Hiding its blackneas with crowns of light, Bright with beanty rincl girt with jjower, Whether eternity were not their dower? And dirgo-liko mlisie stole from thoif ftphbres, bearing the message to mortal ears? "Wo have no light thai, hath not boon given, We have no strength buts(*n shall bo riven, Wo hnvo no power wheVein man'may trust, jjiKc mm,we arc 11111154 ot tnno multilist; And the legend wo blazon with beam and ray, Ami the song of our silence, is passing away. "Wo shall fade in our beauty, tho fair and bright, Likfl lamps that have served for a festal night; And shall fall from our spheres, tho old and tho strong, Like rose loavosswept by tho breeze along; Though worshiped as gods in tho olden day, W~ I? ?:i : - -1 .. v Sim i vi; ??!?* iv tuim ui raui, away. From the stars of heaven to the flowers of earth, From the pageant of power and tlio voice of mirth, From tlio mists of morn on the mountain's brow, From childhood's song nnd affection's vow, From all save that o'or which bouI boars sway, llreallica but <>i\o record?"Passing away." "Passing awnyl" sing the bro? s i nnd the rill Aa they pass on their course by yule ami by hill; Through the varying scenes of each earthly clime, Tin (lie lesson of nature, the voice of time, And man at last, like his fathers gray,, Writes on his own dust?Pacing away. If you transpose what ladies wear?Vkii , Twill plainly show what had folks are-?Vim;, Again, if you transpose the tame, You'll sec an ancient HeWcw*naine?LKvr, Change it again, and,it will show What all on earth desi re' t o"(id?Livf. 1~I? < inuciwvinu iiio ivuui ) lliuro, Whntbftd men do yon'U then explore?Evil, THY WILL BE DONE. Thy will be. done. Although we now Reccivo the c'"" itiining'of thy'roll, Under its' weight ,vc erdmly how; Tench to breathe onr solemn vow, And pray----'Thy wilt bp done, 0 pod!" TllV Will 1>A dnflA. ft na nil Tho thorny paths ofytfee to*hu?, T?ach uh to hood our maker's call,1 Ami prostruto nt thy fopt to vlt.il oror prny, -'Thy tvil^ he dono." Thy -will l>? done. "Whate'cr hctUio, 1 Our transient courso beneath tlio stin, May wo vriAfi childlike faith cohflda . In thy protection, true'ami tried, An*} hginhly pray, "Thy will bo1 done." i , Miii,!1 Tti* Kcfsn's# l a tale founded ox fact'. fl Capt. Potter, of Newport, R. 1., waB a wealthy and amiable gentleman, whose family consisted of his wife, the pattern of yirtue, and one daughter, w)k> though yomig; fcxMbitedtha beauty of W mother, and the vivacity of her fAtherl Ashe was expcnenced ill the lutsiness of a sea Oaptititi, he wn$.6ffarfrd tH^'ffoW mand a Vofl'sdfHpromised ; Krc*t advantage, arid vvjtb great i$Jucfo'neo left his wjfeantl child to try liis fate on that element whose composure lures to the gates of u??rophelic destruction; Hie voyage completed, Capt. Pottei'.^temiined to renounce tho faith* lcsrt deep forever, for the quiet of his owh fireside. Provides to liisdejmr JHNttt IOOK a ftoiii ri!)-. trom ?h.gcr of liis Wife, and placed on his own, saving, 'H&odld this reUltn not on the &an\e hand, you may ?'o?t assured that I am among the nricoftmed ' d? Jrof tli?"4i&imP- Alas! Mis. '"aiw : ' ' l f< saw others blythc it only reminded [Mf M aeff lier of her own sadness ; and while others were enjoying the reciprocity of conjugal society, it pointed her to the loneliness of her own heart.? While other children were happy in the smiles of their parents, her angelic little Mary would climb upon her knee and with accents that rend a mother's heart, enquire if her father would not return. But month after month rolled away; season after season rolled their tiresome wheels along, until fourteen years had been added to the congregated centuries of the past; yet no tidings of Capt. Potter; no, not even a probable conjecture, concerning the dark mystery of his fate. Time, that changes all things, had worn away the acutcness of Mrs. Potter's grief, which was far more intense than it would have been had she wept at his grave, and known that his Inst moments had boon soothed by affection. As this last voyage seemed to be near to the unknown coast, she Was called the widow Potter. Having a country seat ol great value, her hand was sought by many, and its often rejected, until n bachelor who had resisted the charms of womankind for a quarter' of a con lury, was smitten with the loveliness of this worthy matron, or with the comliness of her possessions. She at length consented that her name might bo changed to Morane; the bridal dav was annoinfnrl. ilm nr. u rr "1 **,v 11' rangements were made (o greet (lie coming period with festivity and riiirth. The gossips began to br more loquacious than usual; even ihe phlegmatic began to surmise thai something unusual was about to be done at the mansion of the widow. Late in the afternoon bf a cold stormy day in November, a pennyless beggar called at a neighboring house and inquired whether the Widow Potter lived in this part of the city. His appearance denoted ex treme poverty; his emaciated form was reduced to a skeleton; deep furrows were drawn in his cheeks, and his frame seemed to be stiffened in every joint by disease or hardships Yet there was something in his eye which told he was born to a bettei forinnn. nni/4 Kio - vv, alio UUUIUIUNL^ "at the very next door, and to-night she is to he married." "Is to ho married," said the beggar. "How lonnr has her husband beer deadp "These many long years; he vvonl off to sefi and na? not been hoard oi sin^e" now lias she sustained hersell since hoir husband's death?" "She has an unblemished character-* "Has she any children if" "One daughter only, a tipe young l^idy." ' / l\T must see her before she is mar ried; 1 have communications of import a nre." So saying, he hurried as fast as his leeble limbs would allow to the splendid dwelling of the widow. The maid being summoned, and seeing him before her, was about to closc f he door against him, but the sti anget interrupted her by saying: ' Madnm, may a beggar be permitted to see the widow Potter?'" , "YVo expect company to-night therefore vou must loavn immpdintA. uThe widow Potter T must see.' The maid who would have beer glad to dismiss her unsightly guest began to be somewhat angry and passionately exclaimed : uBegQue; we can't hear you now.1 But the man vyas still inorcimpor ttinate, and rightly thinking he was noi iiKci v to gain admittance without making known his errand, ac&j&ed the maid still more earnestly, "Womrn, 1 have some tiding* pi verv groat importance to cOftirnunicativ tCL mistress 6f' this mansion, whirl^frre given to mo in trust by Captain Pottdr, jthe former proprietor of this place.'V; v ; r? ? At the tfieritioWof this ho waspe*mitted to enter. The lady, who was soon to be Mrs.. Movant;, was informed tbat ji rude beggar Had uomn irti porwuu i:uoniKuiQ? tor Her, and desired to see her? whereupon she rose to irteet him; hut Morar.e who could not boar to hayjfflKZiiramqftd Urido absent for a rnOfwmt, seNQQiistrated. "Let him be called in," Naid be, 4tif bo bftfl nnv mtiriv&ka Int. lta lioni' Iririrtt T, ,wvwr*-w:? * -wf- ? together.,* Accordingly h? was ' 1^>V^ ^ lii . \vi>< 'vo suaew^Hw cruel people inhabit those regions." ' Much have I snJ'li-iv.d i wfia [ "?v ,ilwf i* * once in easy circumstances, but alas! A the elements have sported with this llu vacilating frame." lei "Yes* deep are the lines of hard- St) ship which are marked in thy turrow- qu ed cheeks." sin The wanderer gazed at Mrs. Pot- ha ter and wept. tei | "Why those tears?" inquired Mrs. vc , lJotter. tin uAh!" rejoined the tremulous voice w< of beggar, UI once had a daughter, a : who might have become what she is wl i now, but since the third birth-day E? dawned on her cherub form these ei| eyes have never beheld her." mi "Come, come," ejaculated Morane th who was anxious that the intruder es should depart, "let us have your tale ol secrecy." ] in! "It shall be given to Airs. Potter pr alone." se "That cannot be," muttered Mo- of ranc. H "But 1 have made a promise." bo "What of your promise? yo "It is sacred as my life." a "Well speak and depart," said Mo- lir rane. su The beggar, who until now, had nv been a supplicant, assumed the atti- fri iudc of authority?his ejre, which sa thus far had been hrtamlcss, kindled dr : . _r J 1 1 ' ? I liltU (III UA|)liJ5iMUIl U1 II1U 11IOSI DO- K" nign determination." w< "1 have," said he, '-a revelalion en- yc (rusted ine by Capt. Potter himself." p> At the mention of this name, all m was anxiety and attention?in her la 1 | perturbation the mother let fall a vol- j on i j ume ol poems which she hold in her j pe i hand; ihc daughter grew pale will) as solicitude, on hearing the name of her mi s father. to "And sooner than betray my trust,1' a , continued he, "this right arm shall da perish." an ; The pathos with which ho uttered cp this, caused the blood to chill thro' hy s thci\* veins, and rush like a cataract tu - nnnn linnrta. i j Morane, finding that, remonstrance Ht was vain, consented for them to reI ' tire. i J The man of want having ciuieted , ! their fears, said no harm should befall Hi s I the lady. ca I "There,11 said he, as he closed the co , j door, "have you any knowledge of he mis, presenting a goiu ring. m "Yea>" answered Mrs. Potter, "it is the one my husband wore away, on i ami 1 would have given thousands to sh see it return oh the same hand?but he , |iow I am convinced he is among ov f the uncounted victims that feed the tc; monsters of the deep.1' bn f "How long since his departure." or. "Could you recognise him after so wi Innrr on a^\cn?lnn?,1 ' V*M. UWU^IIVV 111 "Most certainly I could. If liis features me so'changed, just behind w< , the .thumb on the left wrist, hisuame 1 is inscribed in unfailing 'characters!? in that I cannot be deceived." pc , "Read tljaU" as. he gave her his by Callous hand. The lady vvus jiisl yu i able to read "David Potter," and nv sank exhausted by her agitated feel- th ! ings. The noise of her fall brought to Alorane into the apartment, with gn ! several of the wedding gupsls who yc had now arrived, ffiSd beheld Mrs. Bi Potter senaeleds upon the floor?sup- co posing sjome violence had been done his to her person, they ordered the sup- bti : i nosed rnffian to leave the house im- vn mediately, tn vain did ho protest ed his innocence. He was forcibly fe< dragged out. As soon as Mrs. Pot- to i 1 ter had /recovered sufficiently to ,' speak?"merciful heaven,'1 exclaim- sa I ed the lady, "Where is my husband? Ti where is Captain Potter' Do I dream re ' or is it reality?" "The woman is - mad," said ojiq^ "I^r brain is an i craved," cried another. "It is tha M \x/ilr! i?inm?T?n <~>f n vtwniYll!" riAtifinnofl f?i ? TV* IV/I a third- F< Qaptain Potter, who hail been drftmred from' his own house, Was ap called: back to tlio scene, irom c.o whit'h he had been compelled, though cri reluctantly,'- to retire. The priest, in who bv this time had atrivoch was to overjoyed to see his old friend, the T* Captain. "Rftjoice^'fcaid he* "Mrs. Potter, thy husband wa? dead and is de alive?was lost and is found." fir* Captain Potter now requested all if to bo seated, rftlat he might make sh< known to them tho story of his alh> fri< sence. rYou behold in ma the same Captain Potter, who has been an uti- m willing exile from his heme fbij/our' topii vpni-f.. T w:? Anntnrp.fi bv nn ci.l Algei-ino pirate ship near Malta, ai*<] iov compelled to serve tin > 1 <,(>> ; Oh! how h;ml I- ' **"v itudu H* uobplo whoso teuderefit mercies are ou cruel- I "Wtus fprceH' (o Vft^ior at the Kn >' m'i\ mywtamfs werfc imjn^ably me oMichacU' I sip-li<'d fo*klwMV?to- coafc My (j amVwAmovc ifty ill support ubloi load. Uj(j <vg^ | ,, 4iw8 KlO-il '{t&y#) year seemed an age, so tardy did j i wheels of time move along. At ' igth by a treaty with the United utes, the Dey of Algiers was roired to release all the American tves. Being set at liberty, 1 emi l /* . ? men ior mis country, we encoun ed a furious gale, which drove tho ssel on a desert Island* Here all 3 crew perished eifceept foUr, who ji c taken 111 by ?*i mercliant ship in j.'ate of insensibility. The vessel lich rescued us was hound to 1 he ist Indies. On her return lo Livpool, 1 was pressed on board a M'Of war, and compelled to servo reo years before 1 could make my cape. "From the moment 1 learned this tended marriage, I resolved tosurise you in the manner you have en?you saw me weep at the sight my Mary?they were tears of joy. aving suffered incredible hardsluDs, tli by sea and land, J stand before hi in these tattered garments with broken constitution, rendered inm by intense bodily exercise and (Turing, yet rejoicing that 1 am peritted to stanu among my former ends in the land of the free* And," id the storm beaten mariner, adessirfg his wife, "if you prefer this ntleinan, whom you were about (o r>(l. Jill kImil l)f? rurlw if imi> - - - J***. >ur former husband, he will be hapr in your phoice." "Let rae have y former betrothed," said the allied lady. Poor Morane sat like ie stupitied, and attempted to apar indifferent, but retired as soon the forms ol ceremony would perit. His career was short, he came the grave a wretched inebriate in few short years. On the following ,y Captain Potter invited his friends id neighbors to meet him at Ins uutry-seat. The scene was of ely interest, and the Captain reined home with this salutory lesn indelibly stamped upon his mind, ;vcr lo forget those in adversity. nmiolplt's Duel witlilllay. The night before tlio duel, Mr. indolph sent for mo. I found him, 1m, but in a singularly kind and nfiding mood. lie told me that had something on his mind to tell c. lie then remarked. "Hamilton, I have to receive, withit returning, Clay's fire; nothing all induce me to harm a hair ef his _ 1 . Y *11 . ? au; i win not make his Wile a widv, or his children orphans. Their ars would be shed over his grave; it when the soil of Virginia rests i my bosom, there is not in this ide world one individual to pay his butc upon mine.1 His eyes filled, arid, resting his head a remained some moments silent, rcj lied. "My dear friend;" (for ours was a ?> i-: '* ? * * 'awuiifuus ineud.snip, nequcatneu our mothers) "1 deeply regret tlmt >u have mentioned this subject 10 3; for you call upon me to go to e hold and see you shot down, or assume the responsibility, in rend to your own life, in sustaining >ur determination to throw it away, jt on this subject, a man's own nscience and his own bosom are j best monitors. 1 will not advise, k umiui mi. tutiiiiv'd^ mm uii|jro kod personal insult you have offerMr Clay, ( cannot dissuade. I ?1 hound, however, to communicate Coi. Tatnall your decision.'" He begged me not to do so, nnd id "ho was very much afraid that ittnall would take the studs and fuse to go out v, *h him." I, however, sought Col. TatfnrnH, (i we repairea anont midnight to r. Randolph's lodgings, whom we md reading Milton's great poem, jrsome moments he did not permit to say one, word. in relation to the proacniiig duel; atnl ho at onee mmeneed one of tho^ delightful iticisms 011 a passage of this poot, which he wafi so enthusiasticnjlv indulge. After a pause* Cclonel Ulnull remarlcod, ,;Mr. Randolph, lam foul you are termined not to return Mr' Clay'* 3; I must say to you, my dear sir, 1 hiii onj^y u? ifu Out to iw you >t down, you must find some other snd.'* Mr. Rnndolnh remarked that it is Iris determination; Aftor some fcoiivorsMinn oyj thfr >jebt, I i ml need Col. Tattnall to olv Mr. Randolph to take his own jrau, ftq his withdrawal, as one of fmne.6 might lead to ve?y injuris misconstructions. At last, MrndcJuh. smilinhr, said, .,i W^jMnitnalQ proviso yon one I. if I tSio devil in < lay s . [I UKU with niata<yfpreft)ortp#'ho L irfhs to take my life, I may c?V^e I ' mirkl. I' V icnuvvk I know l>c mudo moroly i i . #a ***1 * nr wnrm?i' rr ; ;.i7?rwn * uWii? 10 propitiate the anxieties of his friend. Mr. Clay and himself met at four o'ciock the succeeding evening, on the banks of the Potomac. But he saw."no devil in Clay's eyo," but a man fearless, and expressing the mingled sensibility and fVhuness which 11 1 A J I ? oeiongeci iodine occasion. 1 shall never forget this scene as long as I live. It has been my misfortuno lo witness several duels, nut 1 never saw one, at least in its sequel, so deeply affecting. The sun was just setting behind the blue hills of Randolph's own Virginia. Here were two oi the most extraordinary nien mil' rnillilrv in ifc nrrtrli<imlitir Kr.,1 J M? Itsi j/i W?i^u?ujr Iiuvi jnvr duced, about to meet in mortal combat. Whilst Tattnall was loading Randolph's pistols, 1 approached my friend, l believed, for the last time1 took his hand; there was not in its (ouch the quivering of one pulsation. He turned 10 me and said, "Clay is calm, but not vindictive? I hold my purpose, Hamilton, in any event; remember this." On handing him his pistol, Colonel Tattnall sprang the hair-trigger. Mr. Randolph said, "TaUimil- although 1 am one of| the best shots in Virginia with cither a pistol orgun, yet 1 never fire with the hair-trigger; besides, 1 have a thick I l - l ' l .... uucKSKin giovc on, wmcn wi!i des-1 troy tho delicacy of my touch, and j the tagger may ily before I know where 1 am.11 But from his great solicitude for his friend, Tatnall insisted on hairing the trigger. On taking their position, the fact turned out as Randolph anticipated; his pistol went oil' before the word, with the muzzle down. The moment this event took nlacn. General Jessup, Mr. Clay's friend, called out that ho would instantly leave the ground with his friend if that occurred again. Mr. Clay at once exclaimed it was an accident, and begged that the gentleman might he allowed to go on. On the word being given, Mr. Clay fired without effect, Mr. Randolph discharging his pistol in the air. The moment Mr. i J .1 1,1 oiay saw tnai Mr. Kandolpli had tlnown away his lire, with a gush of sensibility he instantly approached Mr. Randolph, and said with an emotion 1 can never forget, "1 trust in God, my dear sir, you are untouched: nfter wK?t has occurred, I would not havo harmed you for a thousand worlds.1?Hamilton's Life of Randolph. Patent Deviltry. A new thing has lately presented itself to public favor, which is as complete a. specimen of patent deviltry as human ingenuity can dov>se---an ! infernal machine, compared with whjch, in its capacity for dealing destruction arid denth, the device of a Fieschi. is but a nlav fhiiur. Ifrmn. - " x ?/ c "v'"" I atmb of? Sifitlll CupSulo COjilpOSCci of gum and sugar, enclosing about a fourth of a tea-spoonful of brandy, just about 'enough, with the excited salivn, to make a Small toddy in the mouth, adapted to the ambition and cnpacity of the rising generation. These things, it appears, sold at the confectioneries in the large cities north and east, and five cents worfh of thr>m ! eoiitnin about a table-spoonful of brandy, enough t" give a boy, as an initial operation at least, quite an experimental notice of'a drunken spree.' who claim the honor of this invention we do not know, but the article seems first to have attracted the atten tion of a .Or. Jew. tt, ofl$ho(Je JsJand, who has warned parents ahd the public at large against t^iern. Tlio intvnrlnHirth nf Silrh nn mair! uoils enemy to the peace and w^Hfave of ?society, at a time like the present when live prevailing1 influence riftemperance principles i^oxetting a Hcalf hfitf eftect throughout the Iand> required certainly, nn unusual share of 6flfrontery, And mi^ht well have clrtille ged summary ettbr'ts for the exclusion an article of public sale. Hut it is hardly to beexp&cted that legislators should viol at n their consistency* artd exclude the article of bhuidy frompublic-*&&!?& this homeopathic from, while using;it themn?tvs on"regular ? principles. Hence those who would protect their hoys, and girls too, anrainst this sutf?r-c6atod invader, nlaV findifTiesepsarytb rolyj mainfv, upon personal in(lnonC<S in expelling it from the field of trade, whereever*it nifty 110 introduced; and this can only bt? lo bc;ir upon it i)y toitholding custom, in other tMrvrs* in other thinj^, from adcvh estahfohments nta many Rllooso ito deal in this. We have not heard that the article has mado ie.s Elmf if may nrt\ hiit if it flops Uioiv 3cartft*lyn?y thinff that o,an rofjuird w more determined nnuornmy or.oc f j* rrM?1*k(Hh*llQrU /J ^H<i*t4|wv lion for its suppression. The coasequenees'that would ineyitaby attend upon the general introduction and habitual use of such confections as theae by the youth of our community, may . be readily imagined, but are too disastrous to portray.?Baltimore Swu n// in*t. Life is a series of surprises, aod would not be worth taking or keeping, if it were not. God delights to isolate us every day and hide from us the past and the future. We would look about us, but with grand politeness he diaws down before us an impenetrable screen of purest sky, and another behind us of purest sky. "You will not remember, he seems to say, "and you will not expect."? All good conversation, manners, and action* come from a spontaneity which forgots usages, and makes the moment great, Nature hates calculators; her methods are saltatory and ininnlcitrn Man livoo lui r>n? >>i>j;vii>;i t \,? J.I.I.UII i*? VvJ J |/CIIOV/0| V?U* organic movements are such; and tho chemical and ethereal agents are undulatory and alternate; and tho mind goes antagonizing on, and never prospers but Ivy fits. We thrive by casualties. Our chief experiences have been casual. The most attractive class of people are Ihose who ar*? powerful obliquely, and not by the direct stroke: men of genius, but not yet accrediled. One of the Duels.?The Chronicle of Western Literature resurrectionizes the following capital *iory of one Col. Wheatley. It smacks of antiquity a little, but is none the less rib-tickling: "The Colonel, during a short sojourn in Vicksburg, met there somo hot-blooded Southerner with a spirit as fiery as his own. They querreled ?a challenge passed and was ao? i ceptod, and the next rising sun was in urtinocti r\Y%r? if rinl j vv/ it iviiyuu v/*?v) it ?v?v UK II1CU dead bodies, drenched in blor?d, to wash out wounded honor. Duringthe night the Colonel said lie heard a boat coming up the river, and it struck him as he heard the boat puffing, that 'prudeuce was the better nnrl of valnr.1 Sn ItA tnnlr liic t-rnr?lr ! upon his shoulder, and stepped in | the dead of night very quietly out of the hotel; as he neared the boat, whom Should he see but his antagonist, at the boat before him, iust going: aboard. He returned as quietly as he had gone out, was on the ground next morning with his sccoriti, waiting with disappointed rage for hist antagonist, and published him as an absconding coward!" A,(. "DYING GRACEFTJLLY." Dr. Dunkin, oi the Cincinnati I\ipatch, gives the following goodhvimored account of his defeat at the * vt? election in those" diggings." " We did make some efTori^amonj ourUerinanlellow-citrzen. Un eloc| tionday we took our stick and visited the German wards. Our progress I owing to the mutual ignoranc, was j exceedingly slow. Wc were at one of the poils, urging 8ome,.> ery nice doctrinal points connected with partyorganization, when one of our German fellow-citi*ens approached tis* in a very exciting manner, nnd mad*a speech. We are, unhappily, unacquainted with the beautiful *nd clnss^ ic language in use above the canal and* had to have the said speech translated" when we discoverd the substance to be a proposition to kick our editorial self; whereupon we hastily retired* and. devoted the balance of the day l4j to meditation and refreshments. * * # # ? ? ' ! "We'die easy --we'die gracefnllj*. Like CfBsar at the foot Porojwy wo pull..our .coat-tails oyer our head and say lettu fyruftv which by a liberal translation wo render, 'and you?you. brule you." An old acnuaintanc of ours in th? country indulges in a very oxagaratad r . style ofdespiipUon and illustration, v.i his ordinary conversation. For Hi- ,t stance vvjien cloHdnbin# tho effect of an alteration 6f his kitchen chimney YRhich iie had order*d hi? *?&?? to rriake. he said that "beloro th? 'Chin>r!,)y w.'s altrod, if flrew the wronj? \vajf so poworiul thfil every Hoc# of wiid geese fle\v over "the town, fpr t<ji*\ years wfts sucked down into his lire- ? place, but since the alteration h?4 ' J been made, draught was so. strong. that if lin Rhnuhl hnnu nnr> ivmi nf nn flooiytta btnef'ctKl wouid Manrlguinfiring 'ftp the' thimnet/ /" Yankefc Ty fj H? 1 I'atUHPH wuuy ^ " ; j navq snow in places nine ffcet (Jeep. Mi! i7rT^Vi? ' '.*{ ',-<i